Entertainment

Thurman L. Thomas, the retired Buffalo Bills running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer, headlines a slate of individuals who will be honored during Niagara University's President's Dinner Nov. 18 at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls.

Grammy winner Chris Tomlin continues to work to bring the church together in unity and prayer with his "Worship Night In America" Tour, kicking off April 4, 2017. Featuring Tomlin, Big Daddy Weave, Phil Wickham, Zach Williams, Mosaic MSC and Jason Barton, the tour will make 23 stops across the U.S., filling arenas with thousands of voices lifted in praise.

Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum-selling rockers Skillet are celebrating their first No. 1 single on the mainstream rock chart with their anthemic hit "Feel Invincible" off their latest project, "Unleashed" (Atlantic).

Hot off his history-making fifth win for the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award, Garth Brooks will be a key adviser for the top 12 artists on the Monday, Nov. 14 (8 p.m.), telecast of NBC's three-time Emmy Award-winning series "The Voice."

Rising singer-songwriter Jacob Whitesides and VRTIFY, the world's first virtual and mixed-reality music platform, announced on Monday they have created the first-ever channel that will deliver exclusive songs, video and live streaming virtual reality content for fans worldwide to experience Whitesides' music in a truly unique and interactive way.

On the heels of the show's most successful season in five years, Nick Cannon hosts an evening with a talented cast of performers coming together for a special one-night only "America's Got Talent Holiday Spectacular." The judging panel, featuring Mel B, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel, will also participate in this special event. The two-hour special will air at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Dec. 19 on NBC.

Dove Award-nominated band We Are Messengers has announced the release of its first Christmas project, "God With Us." Available now, this four-song EP can be found at iTunes, Amazon, Google and Spotify.

Chris Tomlin's "Worship Night In America: An Evening Of Unity & Prayer For Our Country" is returning for a limited time this Sunday and Monday to bring the church together in worship and prayer in a time of unrest in the nation.

Matt Redman's powerful rendition of Grammy-winning single "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)" live in Times Square at 2015 NY CityFest, has received a rapid rise in viewers, raising its initial viewer count tenfold. Garnering half a million views in the past 72 hours on YouTube alone, over 50,000 people have shared the now trending video on Facebook.

FOX has ordered 29th and 30th seasons of the pop culture phenomenon "The Simpsons." The renewal takes the long-running animated series to 669 episodes, the largest number of episodes for any scripted television show ever, breaking the record previously set by "Gunsmoke" (635).

The six remaining celebrities will dance two show-stopping dances - one from some of the hottest Broadway musicals, and a second where they are paired up for a "Team-Up Challenge" - as "Showstoppers" night comes to "Dancing with the Stars," live, Monday, Nov. 7 (8-10:01 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

NBC will present the 15th anniversary edition of its popular holiday special "The National Dog Show Presented by Purina" on Thanksgiving (noon-2 p.m. in all time zones), Nov. 24, following the telecast of NBC's "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade."

Multi-platinum-selling and Grammy Award-winning group Casting Crowns released their eighth studio album, "The Very Next Thing," in September and just celebrated their 11th No. 1 radio single with "One Step Away."

Disney XD's upcoming animated series "Big Hero 6," based on Walt Disney Animation Studios' Academy Award-winning feature film inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, will reunite much of the original cast for its 2017 debut.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced eight-time Golden Globe-winner Meryl Streep will be honored with the 2017 Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 8. The 2017 Golden Globe Awards will air live coast-to-coast on NBC from 8-11 p.m. ET from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Grammy-nominated soul singer Andra Day has released "Merry Christmas From Andra Day," a five-track Christmas collection, via all digital service providers. A physical version will be available from Warner Bros. Records on Nov. 18.

This November, America's favorite holiday tradition will mark a milestone anniversary, once again kicking off the holidays with its signature brand of magical entertainment. On Thursday, Nov. 24 (9 a.m.-noon in all time zones), the 90th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will march down the streets of New York.

NBC has set its midseason Monday strategy in motion with the extension of No. 1-rated Monday drama "Timeless," bringing the full-season order to 16; plus the premiere of its highly anticipated new action series "Taken," which will launch Monday, Feb. 27 (10 p.m.).

The Buffalo Sabres announced the team will once again offer the "Ultimate Sabres Fan Experience" and ticket auction programs for the 2016-17 season, with proceeds benefiting the Buffalo Sabres Foundation.

"let there be light.," the latest from Hillsong Worship, claimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard's top Christian albums chart while claiming No. 7 on Billboard's top albums chart and No. 14 on the Billboard 200 upon its release.

The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, announces 10th annual Ronald McDonald House Charity Holiday Concert will feature Tony Bennett, the 19-time Grammy Award-winning musician whose music spans over six decades. The show is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17. Tickets, $125 and $100, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4.

As they kicked off their month-long tour with Evanesence this past weekend from Dallas, alt-rock band Veridia also debuted a music video for current radio single "Still Breathing." Uniquely filmed in a haunted house located in Nashville, the video was directed by Matt DeLisi, the director behind the band's previous video, "Pretty Lies."

The Kentucky Headhunters are going "On Safari" with former WWE Superstar Hillbilly Jim, as they premiere tracks from their new album on SiriusXM Outlaw Country Channel 60's "Hillbilly Jim's Haunted Hayride."

The 1980s took center spotlight Saturday, as Billy Ocean performed inside the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino's Bear's Den. His songs, made popular in part by films "Jewel of the Nile" and "License to Drive," brought back happy memories for the 400 or so in attendance, while his voice sounded as if it was vacu-sealed in the '80s and, shhhhhpppp, opened fresh on stage.

Guitarist Trevor Rabin is best known for his tenure in Yes during what was the band's height of popularity. The Rabin-penned song "Owner of a Lonely Heart" remains the group's only No. 1 single, and helped make Rabin's debut album with Yes, "90125," its best-selling album.